Howorth Name Meaning: Derives from an Anglo-Saxon word 'haga' meaning 'hedge' or 'enclosure' or 'hoh' meaning 'mound'.
A locational surname which probably was taken from the village of 'Howarth' or taken from a village/town with a similar name. May have also been given to someone who lived in a hedge enclosed area.
Discover how your Howorth ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 1 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 0 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 60 |
Cornwall | 6 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 43 |
Devon | 0 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 2 |
Essex | 1 |
Gloucestershire | 0 |
Hampshire | 0 |
Herefordshire | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 3 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 0 |
Lancashire | 1,819 |
Leicestershire | 0 |
Lincolnshire | 5 |
London | 5 |
Middlesex | 1 |
Northumberland | 0 |
Norfolk | 8 |
Northamptonshire | 8 |
Nottinghamshire | 15 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
Shropshire | 2 |
Suffolk | 2 |
Somerset | 3 |
Surrey | 1 |
Sussex | 1 |
Staffordshire | 6 |
Warwickshire | 2 |
Westmorland | 11 |
Wiltshire | 0 |
Worcestershire | 7 |
Yorkshire | 422 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 0 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Cotton Weaver | 111 |
Weaver | 85 |
Cotton Spinner | 32 |
Female Servant | 30 |
Agricultural Labourer | 29 |
Labourer | 28 |
Power Loom Weaver | 28 |
Independent | 27 |
Farmer | 21 |
Cotton Piecer | 19 |
Coal Miner | 16 |
Wool Comber | 16 |
Male Servant | 14 |
Stone Mason | 14 |
Weaver Cotton | 11 |
Independant | 10 |
Worsted Weaver | 10 |
Dyer | 9 |
Blacksmith | 9 |
Calico Printer | 9 |
Mechanic | 9 |
Joiner | 8 |
Carter | 8 |
Engineer | 8 |
Shoe Maker | 8 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Howorth | 1,803 |
John Howorth | 1,651 |
James Howorth | 1,262 |
William Howorth | 1,070 |
Sarah Howorth | 922 |
Elizabeth Howorth | 914 |
Thomas Howorth | 748 |
Alice Howorth | 643 |
Ann Howorth | 643 |
George Howorth | 553 |
Jane Howorth | 469 |
Henry Howorth | 394 |
Robert Howorth | 394 |
Richard Howorth | 384 |
Ellen Howorth | 380 |
Margaret Howorth | 365 |
Hannah Howorth | 359 |
Joseph Howorth | 346 |
Betty Howorth | 271 |
Martha Howorth | 264 |
Samuel Howorth | 214 |
Annie Howorth | 207 |
Edward Howorth | 184 |
Charles Howorth | 170 |
Eliza Howorth | 158 |